Entries must be original works created by one
individual student. However we do realize that it is entirely
appropriate that children entering may receive professional support
from teachers/classroom assistants, as part of the usual teaching and
learning process. Finalists will not be able to receive assistance during the "Animator Showcase."

The duration of an entry must be no more than 2 minutes. There is no minimum length.

There
is no restriction on the number of separate entries an individual may
submit. However, if an individual submits multiple entries, the content
of each entry must be substantially different.

If your entry
incorporates music, sound samples, text, or images, you must own the
rights to use that material. For a great sources of freely-usable
music, please visit: www.freeplaymusic.com

Texas Techies Organization reserves the right to reject any entry which, in its view, contains inappropriate material.

When
you submit an entry you grant Texas Techies Organization permission to
make unrestricted use of the entry in future, for publicity or
educational purposes. In such use, the Organization will ensure that
the author/school is clearly acknowledged.

Submitted entries
may be exhibited at the awards ceremony and displayed on
the competition webpages, which will also contain entrants' and
schools' names (but no further contact details).

Texas Techies Organization will keep your contact information confidential and will not release it to any other parties.

Animator Showcase Rules

All projects must be using the Scratch software.

Entries must be original works created by one individual student.

The finalists will be provided with a laptop computer with the Scratch program loaded, a microphone, podium, speakers, projector and projection screen.

Finalists are encouraged to prepare and get ready for the showcase ahead of time.

Finalists will not be able to receive assistance during the "Animator Showcase."

Finalists will not be able to receive assistance during the "Animator Showcase."

Finalists should submit their animations by November 16, 2010 at midnight. If finalists would like to make changes to their submission on November 18, 2010, they should bring their animation on a USB Flash Drive by 5:00pm on November 18, 2010. No entries will be accepted after 5:00pm, Nov. 18, 2010.

The student will have 8 minutes to showcase their entry. Here is a suggested breakdown for the showcase:

2 minutes: Introduce your Animation

2 minutes: Showcase your Animation

2 minutes: Describe how you created the Animation using Scratch software

1 minutes: Answer questions / comments

Judging Criteria

Each finalist will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The judges
will award points for each of the following:

Originality and Creativity

Technical quality: use of animation software features

Relevance to theme

Overall presentation quality

The decisions of the judging panel are final. The competition organizers shall not be liable for any decision that
they make related to unforeseen issues and for granting special
derogation for requests sent in writing. Participating at the contest
implies full agreement with the contest rules, without exception.